Commerce Department
Licences

 

Application Form for an Import Licence Adobe PDF version (43 KB) MS Word version (34 KB) Download the free Adobe® Reader™ Contact: The Licensing Section Ministry of Tourism, Industry & Commerce 229 South Road Georgetown Guyana Tel: +592 227 2718 +592 226 2505 +592 226 3182 +592 226 2392 E-mail: commerce@mintic.gov.gy Fax +592 225 4310

Import Licence

Procedure for the issuing of an Import Licence

1. Applicants can download and print copies of the application from the Internet or can purchase three copies of the 'Application for Import Licence' form (G$15.00 each) from a stationery stores, such as:

• Guyana Stores Limited, Office Equipment and Supplies Division, Main Street, Georgetown
• Argosy Book Store, Regent St
• Guyana National Printers Limited
• Ranz Enterprise, Camp Street

2. Applicants must then complete and sign the forms in triplicate.

3. If necessary, the applicant must then take the forms to the relevant Agency/Agencies to have them endorsed before submitting them to the Licensing Division of the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce.

4. The following is a list of items that require endorsement from other government agencies prior to submission at the Licensing Section of the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce:

Application for:	Agency/Agencies	Instrument
Oils, fats, for example cooking oil, lard etc.	Government Analyst Department	Endorsement
Fresh, chilled and frozen meat etc.	Ministry of Agriculture,Veterinary Public Health Unit-Ministry of Health	Endorsement
Live Plants and parts, cut flowers, fresh and dried fruit, vegetables etc.	Ministry of Agriculture	Endorsement
Wheat or meslin flour etc.	Ministry of Agriculture, Government Analyst Department	Endorsement
Sugar	Government Analyst Department, Guyana Sugar Corporation	Endorsement A letters stating that there is no objection to the importation of sugar
Rice	Guyana Rice Development Board	Endorsement
Petroleum Oils (excepting lube oil grease, motor oil etc.)	Guyana Energy Authority	Endorsement
Pharmaceutical goods, Medicaments preparation for dental use, bandages etc.	Government Analyst Department	Endorsement and Permit attached
Skin and hair care products,colognes, deordorant, washing and cleaning preparation	Government Analyst Department	Endorsement
Cinematographic film	Office of the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport	Endorsement
Transmission, radar, reception apparatus	National Frequency Management Unit.	Endorsement
Air and Space Craft	Civil Aviation Department	Endorsement and Relevant Documents attached
Arms and ammunition explosives, precursor chemicals	The office of the Commissioner of Police, Government Analyst Department	Letter of permission to import
Fertilizer:Mineral, chemicals etc.	Ministry of AgricultureGovernment Analyst Department	Endorsement
Preparation for Oral/Dental Hygiene	Government Analyst Department	Endorsement
Cleaning and Washing Preparation	Government Analyst Department	Endorsement

5. Submit application forms to the Licensing Section of the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce. Three application forms must be submitted to the Ministry, please note other agencies may require that an application form be left at their office.

6. Uplift import licence from the Licensing Section within two (2) working days.

Please note that insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides anti sprouting products and plant growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products now fall under the purview of this Pesticides and Toxic Chemical Control Board, Ministry of Agriculture Building.

Guidelines for filling out Application for Import Licence form:

Side A

• If Cambio Transaction (where the importer purchases foreign currency through a commercial bank or Cambio to purchase items).
• 3B. State the name of the bank
  3C. State “remittance through Cambio arrangements”
• If No Foreign Currency is used (where the importer has foreign currency abroad or gets items as a gift)
• Ignore 3B
• 3C. State “No Foreign Currency”

Side B (See Specimen below)

• Description of Goods
  • Please list items individually
• Quantity in units
  • State whether pieces, boxes, each, cartons, etc.
• Price per unit of sale
  • State the cost per unit of items
• Other Requirements
  • The total Cost Insurance Freight must be stated in Guyana Dollars.
  • If the Cost, Insurance, Freight CIF is calculated in a foreign currency, it must be converted to Guyana Dollars using the current month’s customs rate of exchange.
  • The Rate of Exchange must be stated on the form.
  • The expected time of arrival ETA must be stated on the form
  • If Cambio transaction, the following declaration must be made:
    • “We/I hereby declare that the above mentioned items have been financed under the provision of the Dealers in Foreign Currency and Licensing Act 1989”.
  • If No Foreign Currency is used, the following declaration must be made:
    • “We/I hereby declare that the above mentioned item(s) is/are being financed from foreign currency held overseas
• Signature
  • The importer or certified custom broker must sign directly under the declaration.

SPECIMEN - Side B

Description of Goods	Quantity in Units of Sale	Price per unit of Sale	Total Value
Item 1. Item 2	5 boxes 30 each	US$ @    1    @    2    US$ Freight  Insurance CIF Customs Rate of Exchange CIF G $	US$          5        60        65        10          5        80 $200 16,000.00
State whether C.I.F. or F.O.B. (Value if not known is to be estimated)

 

Application for Export Licence form Adobe PDF version (47 KB) MS Word version (32 KB) Download the free Adobe® Reader™ Contact: The Licensing Section Ministry of Tourism, Industry & Commerce 229 South Road Georgetown Guyana Tel: +592 227 2718 +592 226 2505 +592 226 3182 +592 226 2392 E-mail: commerce@mintic.gov.gy Fax +592 225 4310

Export Licence

Procedure for the Issuing of an Export Licence

Applicants can freely download and print copies of the application form for a import licence from the Internet or can purchase three copies of the 'Application for Export Licence' form (G$15.00 each) from a stationery store, such as:

• Guyana Stores Limited, Office Equipment and Supplies Division, Main Street, Georgetown
• Argosy Book Store, Regent St., Georgetown
• Guyana National Printers Ltd.

2. Applicants must then complete and sign the forms in triplicate.

3. If necessary, the applicant must then take the forms to the relevant Agency/Agencies to have them endorsed before submitting them to the Licensing Division of the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce.

4. The following is a list of items that require endorsement from other government agencies:

Application for:	Agency/Agencies	Instrument
Poultry Feed, rice bran, rice chips, rice dust, rice stock feed, wheat bran, wheat middlings and wheat	Ministry of Agriculture	Endorsement
Hides and skin, feathers, feathers prepared, ornamental feathers and other articles with feathers	Ministry of Agriculture	EndorsementVeterinary Health Certificate
Copper waste and scrap	Guyana Police Force	Valid Old Scrap Metal Dealer’s Licence
Arms and ammunition	Guyana Police Force	Endorsement
Aircraft	Civil Aviation Department	Endorsement
Gold Jewellery	·        Guyana Gold Board ·        Geology and Mine Comm.	EndorsementEndorsment
Raw Gold	Guyana Gold Board	Letter of Approval
Diamond	Guyana Geology and Mines Commission	EndorsementLetter from the Kimberly Process Certificate Scheme.

5. Submit licence and other documents to the Licensing Division of the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, First Floor, 229 South Road, Georgetown.

6. Uplift export licence from the Licensing Section within two (2) working days.

Points to note:

• No export licence is necessary for the exportation of sugar cane fertilizers.
• Applications to export vehicles do not require prior endorsement. (A copy of Registration has to be submitted)
• Application for machinery, machinery equipment , mechanical appliances and parts do not have to be endorsed by another agency.

For a full description of the above mentioned commodities as by the respective Customs Tariff Headings reference should be made to the under mentioned enactments:

I. First schedule to Order 38/1963, cited as the Trade Control of Import and Export (No. 2) order, 1963, as amended by Order No. 49/1974, Gazetted on 4th April, 1974.

II. Order No. 30/1974, Gazetted 28th February 1974, and cited as the Trade (Control of import and export) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 1974.

III. Order No. 46/1974 Gazetted 30th March 1974 and cited as the Trade (Control of import and export) (Amendment) (No. 5) Order 1974.

The exportation of the items, which are specified below in the caption “ Title of Chapters” must also be authorised by licence.

Their respective particulars are fully described in the relevant Chapters listed in the Column titled “Customs Tariff Chapters the appropriate Tariff numbers, as specified in Order No. 33/ Gazetted on 6th March 1974, and cited as the Trade (Control of Import and Export) (Amendment) (no. 4) Order, 1974 to which reference is made for the pertinent information.

Custom Tariff Chapters & Titles of Chapters
73 Iron and Steel and articles thereof
74 Copper and articles there of
75 Nickel and Articles thereof
76 Aluminum and articles thereof
77 Magnesium and articles thereof
78 Lead and articles thereof
79 Zinc and articles thereof
80 Tin and articles thereof
81 Other bas metals employed in metallurgy and articles
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks of base metals and parts thereof.
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metals
84 Boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances, Parts
85 Electrical machinery and equipment; parts thereof
87 Vehicles, other than railway and
Tramway, roadway and parts thereof
88 Aircraft and parts thereof: parachutes, similar aircraft launching gear: ground fly
89 Ships, boats and floating structure